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Did we abide that oath? to extort a foreign country. to investigate your political opponent is an unconstitutional abuse of power. to solicit foreign interference in an american election is an unconstitutional abuse of power. the need to protect against such abuses prompted our founders to grant the sole power of impeachment to this house. the delicate balance of power, our democracy is threatened when a president disregards the constitution by obstructing congress congress' power to cover up illegal behavior. in doing that, president trump violated his oath. today we must put country over par...

Congressional requests that attorney general holder and others testified. unlike now. i now yield one minute to the gentle lady from illinois, ms. kelly. >> gentle lady is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, today is a solemn day in america. a day that none of us hoped for when we came to congress. but the events of today are something that each of us swore that we were prepared to execute in defense of the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic. this is the oath that binds the men and women of the 116th congress as our democracy implores we defend...

Put america back on the path of peace and prosperity that has made and kept our country free. for months now, americans have heard speculation about the president's motives in ukraine. despite months of effort, dozens of hearings and countless documents, americans have not seen proof that the president committed a high crime or a misdemeanor. we have a republic if we can keep it. this is disgraceful, dishonest process. it's a discredit to this body to our nation. i urge the house to drop these divisive articles of impeachment and get to work for the american people. i yield. >> the gentleman y...

Madam speaker, i now yield one minute to the gentle lady from new york. >> gentle lady is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, the facts are clear. the president of the united states withheld $400 million in military aid to an ally of the united states and also held back a white house meeting to compel a foreign nation to investigate his political opponent. at the exact time the president was doing this, ukraine was engaged in a battle for its very existence with one of america'sedamerica', russia. the president used his power to persuade a foreign nation to dig up dirt on a political ...

Opposition to the process that has brought us to this point. our constitution and bill of rights are all about process. our founders new that a government without constraints could accuse any one of any crime at any time even without compelling evidence. that's why the fifth and 14th amendment insult until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. but speaker pelosi informed the president should prove his innocence. mr. president, if you have anything that shows your innocence, then he should make that known. the constitution also guarantees that the accused can call witnesses to testify on the...